Magic Numbers all skiers should know!

That is not fair Mike!

You are an expert "quiz" man having won a pair of skis, various ski jackets, etc...

Do not give Ellistine all your secrets.

We have to make him work for his gear!

He has not yet learnt your "strategies" in getting me to give you more hints!

Yes you got most of the answers by your effective strategies!

The last number on my list is the most important. it will save you all a great deal of money once you discover what it is!

Mike you bring out the "competitive" nature in me!

So here it is!

I challenge anyone to get all answers and I will give to this person a new pair of Rossignol Mutix 165 cm. skis.
(gulp)!!!!!!
OK OK I am on record so be it.


Now if some soul feels I will change the answers, I am willing to place answers in sealed envelope and send to site administrator!

This "quiz" will last 3 weeks starting today Sunday May 20 and end on June 10th!

Think,,,

Sleepless nights begin.


Oh,,,,, the skis have a plate and competition bindings on them!

Pavelski wrote:Now think about your house and all the "considerations" you made before buying it!

Ours was - it had to be detached for my suround sound system and the Girfriend wanted a large garden. I'm struggling to make that work with the skis.

Pavelski wrote:The last number on my list is the most important. it will save you all a great deal of money once you discover what it is!

I don't know if this is the number you are on about but it's the number that would have saved me the most money - 3 = expensive, 4 = cheap. I bought Salomon Streetracer 10's in March for £400 and they were £270 in April. Unfortunately I'm the sort that will wake up and decide that today we shall be mainly buying skis and once that dicision is made then it must be executed as quickly as possible. My number was 3 - £400.

Now I live in Nova Scotia, Canada not in Seattle, Washington but that movie that was called "Sleepless in Seattle" could very easily be renamed "Sleepless in Nova Scotia" when a Pavel Quiz is made known !!! I had forgotten about the sleepless nights and had just focused on the continuation of the ski season. But the plus side to the sleepless nights is that following an evening of complete puzzlement in search for the answer with fewest blasts from my shot gun (have you priced amo lately?) is that the lighter state of sleep permits you to have many dreams of the perfect run.

I know Pavel dreams of trips down Rogue Angle in Sunday River and at Martock in NS I dream of trips down a trail they call Glades. I almost digressed on: how good one particular trip was this past winter :-) !!!

Be assured if Pavel offers a great prize, such as these Rossignol skis, and you are the first to answer correctly - then they are as good as yours!!!

I would like to edit my #4 number choice to include with the WOW factor make up, the number which relates the cost of a season pass to your favorite hill. The pass is a requirement for a "well planned season - our future needs". And all passes can save you a great bundle of money!! The pass for Martock will pay for itself in 3 days at the hill. You could enjoy the new ski purchase for almost for free for the entire winter. A great saving indeed.

Oh what a quizz !!! Oh what fun!!!

If you look at www.martock.com you will find some clips of the trails in a virtual mode. Now remember this is a small hill in some regards but it is a really nice place to spend some quality ski time - even in the summer months!!

Mike

Unfortunately there isn't much call for season tickets amongst us Brits!

Ellistine,

If not for the season pass scheme skiing here could become very expensive.

At a small hill such as Martock or Wentworth (both within an easy drive from Halifax, NS) the daily lift ticket (excluding taxes) might be in the area of $30 CDN / day. Martock's season pass is selling for $109.95 CDN before the end of June when it increases a bit. Wentworth is a bit more expensive but still a saving.

If you are at all considering a winter vacation to this part of the world and plan to ski a week, then it might save you a few dollars to look into purchasing a season pass to the hill you may plan to ski.... Most resorts and smaller hills offer season passes. Some serve many hills for the one pass.

And when Pavel suggested the number which is the most important on his list would save you money --- well, the savings of the season pass sprung to mind! The skiing experience costs, just like the home purchase, can be made up of many items. The skis are obvious but if we don't have a place to use them they become a really nice conversation piece.

Last winter I had only 15 days (22 the previous year) and at the daily rate it would have cost about $450 but with last year's pass (selling at $99.) there was a saving that covered the even more than the cost of gasloline to get to the hill ! My cost / run rounded out at about $.58. Savings just help make the ski experience even more fun !!!

Mike

I suppose If I planned to return for a second week to the same same ski area, perhaps an anual pass would be worth considering.

Thanks.

ellistine wrote:I suppose If I planned to return for a second week to the same same ski area, perhaps an anual pass would be worth considering.

Thanks.

Absolutely !!! And this is the time of year for getting the best deals... so if you are planning to be anywhere where they offer season passes it might be really worth looking into it. Now, do you see why a Pavel Quizz is so exciting? We have brought about the thoughts of planning a ski trip, just because we were thinking of answers for his great Rossi skis!!! The, aaaaaa ... snowball effect !!

Mike :D